The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-23

headquarters of the Elkhorn line from Missouri
Valley to Omaha, for reasons of economy in
management.
The Decline and c., W. & N. excursion to
Chicago Saturday night, via Benton Harbor
and the lake, comprised over QUO persons
The Georgia Pacific has spent $500. 600 in new
equipment and still, hasn't enough cars to handle
its traffic. Another half million is to 90 the
same way.
Rumors are thick In Chicago that the Wander
bilt color lines have been cutting the rates
pretty deeply export business both from that
place and ST. Paul.
General Manager Beach of the Bee-line,
says is has rained along the entire line OF the
road during the past few days, ard that the
promise of corn is now much better than
week ago.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road has
published neat little pamphlet giving some
good ideas about hunting, fishing, and the most
approved plan of camping out, and the hsh ana
game laws of Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa ana
Dakota.
The Lake Erie & Western will, within a few
days, put a mixed night train from Michigan
City to Indianapolis. leaving the lake about p
NJ. Now if the Lake Erie will only put on an
additional train leaving this city at reasonable
hour in the afternoon it will do something to
restore It's ancient reputation and usefulness.
The Pennsylvania railroad and the New York
Central have come to the conclusion that they
want none Of the Grand Army business at the
low rates established by their Western connec-
tions. They have decided to accept none of that
business except at the regular tariff rates. TIE
other trunk lines have decided to make rate
of l cent for the round "trip or Ii cent per
mile.
There appears to be good foundation for the
reports that General Passenger Agent Paul
Morton ia soon to be appointed general freight
agent of the Burlington. and General Freight
Agent e. P. Ripley is to be appointed general
traffic manager. The opinion prevails that Mr..
r. Teubroeck general Eastern agent OF the
Burlington. is to succeed Mr.. Morton as general
passenger agent.
A rumor Is current in some quarters that Cen
eral Superintendent Nelson. of the c., II. & D.,
has been offered a position on the Pennsylvania
system He is now in Philadelphia and the
truth of the report cannot be established. If it
is true, it indicates unusual appreciation OK
Mr.. Nelson's ability on the part of the Pennsyl-
vania people, as their almost invariable custom
Is to appoint officials of the operating depart
ment from the engineering department
The Chicago. Burlington 81 Quincy company
have a rail-cutter at work near the South Aurora
depot that is attracting considerable attention.
The cutter is of the circular pattern and cost
900. It is used to cut off the ends of steel
rails that have been shattered and damaged by
constant use. Only the damaged part is severed,
leaving the remainder of the rail good
new, and new holes being drilled the rail is
pressed back into service at once. The feature
of the machine is the fact that 1t cuts the
cold steel. the old custom being to send the rails
to the shops, where they were first heated and
then cut
The original scheme for the readjustment of
the debt of the Houston e Texas Central Rail-
road Company having failed in consequences of
Mrs. Green g opposition, it is now proposed to
for eclose all the mortgages upon the companvs
property and sell it to a company to be
ganized by the old stockholders and the unse-
cured creditors. who will offer to the old bond
holders bonds of the same description
contemplated by the former scheme Mrs. Green
will then either have to take substantially what
she refuses to take now. or else buy the whole
property at a price sufficient to pay ali the debts
upon 1t, secured and unsecured.